WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Access Roles vs Reset Roles and Capabilities

Custom Access Roles

by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC

200+ installs5.0

Reset Roles and Capabilities

by Francesco Taurino

Fewer than 10 installs4.9

At a glance

Custom Access Roles has more active installs: 200+, against fewer than 10 for Reset Roles and Capabilities.
On a typical day, Custom Access Roles is downloaded about 8 times, Reset Roles and Capabilities about 2.
Custom Access Roles is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 28 reviews.
Custom Access Roles was updated more recently: Jul 11, 2026, against Jan 18, 2025 for Reset Roles and Capabilities.
Custom Access Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Reset Roles and Capabilities.
Custom Access Roles has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Reset Roles and Capabilities.

Custom Access Roles leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Access Roles	Reset Roles and Capabilities
Popular rank	#12,898	#67,609
Active installs	200+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	215	36
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(28)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.46	×0.02
Last release	4 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	5.6.0	–

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